It was a long, cold winter, which was slowing down my progress by not getting warm enough for the epoxy to kick. But then it was 80°F in early March, and I thought winter was finally over. Then it snowed a couple of weeks ago, dumping a bunch of wet, heavy snow that hung around for days. There were a couple of warm days last week, but then over the weekend there were flurries of snow yet again! This is nuts!
Storm-damaged Tent Model XXX held up to the recent snow
Inside the salon, I was working on varnishing and assembling the port side cabinet box.
All the cabinet box panels are cut and fitted
I took all of the panels back to my house and varnished them using Minwax Quick Dry Urethane as the base and Urethane Spar Varnish as the top coat. The Quick Dry seems to soak in better, so I think it’ll make a better sealer, while the Spar Varnish is more viscous and builds up thicker in fewer coats. Once it’s fully cured, it’s a very tough product.
Varnished panels are being glued and screwed together
After wetting out the rabbets and panel edges with epoxy, I add wood flour to the epoxy until it’s the consistency of ketchup, then apply a bit to the joint and clamp it all together. If there’s any squeeze out, I wipe it up with small rags soaked in alcohol.
Nice fit
Need more clamps
I keep buying more clamps, and yet I find I still need more. It’s the craziest thing.
Opposite view
A week later, the epoxy had finally kicked
That’s a good looking cabinet box
Not bad!
Final install will have to wait until the AC ducting is in
Next up in our 1969 Chris Craft Roamer 46 Refit: The Salon Aft Cabinet
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